Faculty association concerned about UPEI's new budget, which includes 5 job cuts | Hot classrooms have P.E.I. teachers' union urging province to take chilling actions | Craswell case shakes trust in schools, former P.E.I. chief justice says as his review begins
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, June 05, 2025.
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Faculty association concerned about UPEI's new budget, which includes 5 job cuts; UPEI recently released its budget, which includes the elimination of five positions in the English academic preparation program\.

Faculty association concerned about UPEI's new budget, which includes 5 job cuts

June 5 , 2025 at 07:49:58 p.m. ADT • :

Members of the UPEI Faculty Association are sharing concerns about the university's newly released budget.

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Hot classrooms have P.E.I. teachers' union urging province to take chilling actions; Charlottetown student Joey Ho says she copes with the heat by keeping her water bottle filled up, but even so, the hottest days give her a headache\.

Hot classrooms have P.E.I. teachers' union urging province to take chilling actions

June 5 , 2025 at 05:52:03 p.m. ADT • :

Many Island schools that have never had air conditioning became mini saunas as the high temperatures really set in with the start of June, some teachers and students say. 

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Craswell case shakes trust in schools, former P.E.I. chief justice says as his review begins; The former chief justice of Prince Edward Island, David Jenkins \(right\), answered some preliminary questions from MLAs on the Standing Committee on Education and Economic Growth Thursday\.

Craswell case shakes trust in schools, former P.E.I. chief justice says as his review begins

June 5 , 2025 at 03:07:32 p.m. ADT • :

David Jenkins says his third-party review of how Public Schools Branch practices and policies played into the Matthew Craswell case should end in recommendations on how to make Prince Edward Island schools safer for children. 

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A talk with the woman who will be leading Charlottetown's police force as of June 16th; Woman with blonde hair tied back, wearing a white-shorted police uniform with various insignia\.

A talk with the woman who will be leading Charlottetown's police force as of June 16th

June 5 , 2025 at 04:55:06 p.m. ADT • :

Jennifer McCarron will soon be the first woman to ever lead Charlottetown Police Services, as its current chief moves over to municipal management ranks. McCarron, who takes over as acting chief on June 16, sat down to talk with Louise Martin of CBC News: Compass.

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Carney fills out team with 39 parliamentary secretaries; Prime Minister Mark Carney announced 39 parliamentary secretaries to assist his cabinet and secretaries of state on Thursday\.

Carney fills out team with 39 parliamentary secretaries

June 5 , 2025 at 02:41:32 p.m. ADT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the team that will support him and his cabinet as his minority government tries to fulfil its mandate during tumultuous economic times. 

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Low catches and prices causing stress on P.E.I.'s spring lobster fishermen; A bucket full of lobster is carried by two fishermen\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Low catches and prices causing stress on P.E.I.'s spring lobster fishermen

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UPEI food bank prepares for surge in use with tuition hike set for upcoming academic year; Dayana Balqis, UPEI's food bank co-ordinator, says students often have to make tough decisions when money is tight\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

UPEI food bank prepares for surge in use with tuition hike set for upcoming academic year

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P.E.I. woman who tested 3.6 times over limit among many charged on weekend for impaired; A 45-year woman allegedly recorded a blood-alcohol reading reading of 0\.29 during a traffic stop on May 31, more than three-and-a-half times the legal limit of 0\.08\.   

June 3 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. woman who tested 3.6 times over limit among many charged on weekend for impaired

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Conference in P.E.I. urges Canada to ACT on basic income guarantee; A woman speaking in a TV studio\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 06:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

Conference in P.E.I. urges Canada to ACT on basic income guarantee

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Holland College expanding trade programs, shortly after cutting others; A man in a hard hat working on electrical wiring in a ceiling  

June 4 , 2025 at 06:30:00 p.m. ADT • :

Holland College expanding trade programs, shortly after cutting others

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